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Castle of Santa Maura

The Castle of Santa Maura (Greek: Κάστρο της Αγίας Μαύρας) is a fortress on the northeastern tip of the Greek island of Lefkada. The castle began as a small fortification in c. 1300 to control access to the island, before it was expanded to become a walled town and the island's capital by the early 15th century. The Ottoman Empire took possession in 1479, and a century later rebuilt and enlarged it, giving it largely its present shape. A sizeable town grew outside the castle walls by the 1670s.

The fortress was captured by the Republic of Venice in 1684 after a brief siege. Under the Venetians, the castle was converted into a purely military installation; the walled town and the outskirts adjoining the walls were razed to improve its defences, and the capital moved onto the island itself, at the site of the present city of Lefkada. The fortress was modernized in the early 18th century, but was briefly abandoned by the overstretched Venetians in 1715–1716, during the Republic's last war with the Ottomans. The fortress, like the island, changed hands between France, the Russians, the Septinsular Republic, and the French again in 1797–1810, before being captured by the British, who controlled it until the cession of the Ionian Islands to Greece in 1864.

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        El foso oriental del castillo (mirando hacia el continente) en 2014, con visibles los pilares en ruinas del puente de acceso de madera. The eastern (mainland-oriented) moat of the castle today (2014), with the ruined piers of the wooden access bridge visible. The exterior of the eastern gate was secured by a movable wooden door, which could be raised using a mechanism in case of emergency. This door provided access to a wooden bridge, eventually replaced by stone, with its eight supporting bases still relatively intact to this day. The bridge served to connect the castle with the eastern rampart. Castle of Santa Maura 11

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        El foso oriental del castillo (mirando hacia el continente) en 2014, con visibles los pilares en ruinas del puente de acceso de madera. The eastern (mainland-oriented) moat of the castle today (2014), with the ruined piers of the wooden access bridge visible. The exterior of the eastern gate was secured by a movable wooden door, which could be raised using a mechanism in case of emergency. This door provided access to a wooden bridge, eventually replaced by stone, with its eight supporting bases still relatively intact to this day. The bridge served to connect the castle with the eastern rampart. Castle of Santa Maura 11

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        Half-Moon Bastion of Saint Francis (Mezzaluna). Castle of Santa Maura 12

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        Half-Moon Bastion of Saint Francis (Mezzaluna). Castle of Santa Maura 12

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        House of the Proveditor (Palazzo Del Provveditore Ordinario). Castle of Santa Maura 38

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        House of the Proveditor (Palazzo Del Provveditore Ordinario). Castle of Santa Maura 39

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        House of the Proveditor (Palazzo Del Provveditore Ordinario). Castle of Santa Maura 39

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        Engraved depiction of the facade of a two-storey building on the external wall of the house. House of the Proveditor (Palazzo Del Provveditore Ordinario). Castle of Santa Maura 40

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        Engraved depiction of the facade of a two-storey building on the external wall of the house. House of the Proveditor (Palazzo Del Provveditore Ordinario). Castle of Santa Maura 40

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        Prison. Castle of Santa Maura 41

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        Half-Moon Bastion of Saint Francis (Mezzaluna). The interior of the bastion. The two-chambered casemate can be seen, before the conversion works into a museum space. Castle of Santa Maura 42

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        Half-Moon Bastion of Saint Francis (Mezzaluna). The interior of the bastion. The two-chambered casemate can be seen, before the conversion works into a museum space. Castle of Santa Maura 42

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        The interior of the bastion. The two-chambered casemate can be seen, before the conversion works into a museum space. Castle of Santa Maura 43

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        The interior of the bastion. The two-chambered casemate can be seen, before the conversion works into a museum space. Castle of Santa Maura 43

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        The interior of the bastion. The two-chambered casemate can be seen, before the conversion works into a museum space. Castle of Santa Maura 44

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        The interior of the bastion. The two-chambered casemate can be seen, before the conversion works into a museum space. Castle of Santa Maura 44

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        Bastion of Pantokrator. Castle of Santa Maura 45

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        The museum in the two-chambered room (CASAMATTA). Castle of Santa Maura 57

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        The museum in the two-chambered room (CASAMATTA). Castle of Santa Maura 57

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        The graffities on the walls: In May 1941, the castle was occupied by the Italian division Acqui. Museum. Castle of Santa Maura 61

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        The graffities on the walls: In May 1941, the castle was occupied by the Italian division Acqui. Museum. Castle of Santa Maura 61

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        Gunpowder Magazine. Castle of Santa Maura 68

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        Church of Agia Mavra (Santa Maura). Castle of Santa Maura 69

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        Cemetery. Castle of Santa Maura 73

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        An engraved map of the Castle of Santa Maura (Lefkada, Greece) with French labels, published by Pieter Mortier after Olfert Dapper, c. 1688–1705. Castle of Santa Maura 88

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        An engraved map of the Castle of Santa Maura (Lefkada, Greece) with French labels, published by Pieter Mortier after Olfert Dapper, c. 1688–1705. Castle of Santa Maura 88

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        Sketch of the fortress by the Italian cartographer Giovanni Camocio (1574), seen from the mainland approach. Castle of Santa Maura 89

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        Sketch of the fortress by the Italian cartographer Giovanni Camocio (1574), seen from the mainland approach. Castle of Santa Maura 89

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        Fortifications: 1. Western Gate, 2. Bastion of Saint Theodore, 3. Bastion of Saint Jerome, 4. Bastion of Saint Barbara, 5. Bastion of Saint Mark, 6. Eastern Gate, 7. Pisani Bastion, 8. Bastion of Saint Francis, 9. Bastion of Pantokrator, 10. Bastion of Saint Anthony. Venetian Buildings: I. Franciscan Cell; II. House of the Proveditor; III. Church of the Holy Savior; IV. Franciscan Monastery; V. Gunpowder Magazine (Audiovisual Material Projection Space). British Buildings: VI. Prison; VII. Barracks; VIII. Officers' Club; IX. Hospital. Other Buildings: X. Cemetery; XI. Church of Agia Mavra; XII. Museum. Fortificaciones: 1. Puerta Oeste, 2. Bastión de San Teodoro, 3. Bastión de San Jerónimo, 4. Bastión de Santa Bárbara, 5. Bastión de San Marcos, 6. Puerta Este, 7. Bastión Pisani, 8. Bastión de San Francisco, 9. Bastión del Pantocrátor, 10. Bastión de San Antonio. Edificios venecianos: I. Celda Franciscana; II. Casa del Proveedor (House of the Proveditor); III. Templo del Santo Salvador; IV. Monasterio Franciscano; V. Polvorín (espacio para proyecciones de material audiovisual). Edificios británicos: VI. Prisión; VII. Cuarteles; VIII. Club de Oficiales; IX. Hospital. Otros edificios: X. Cementerio; XI. Iglesia de Santa Maura; XII. Museo. Castle of Santa Maura 90

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        Fortifications: 1. Western Gate, 2. Bastion of Saint Theodore, 3. Bastion of Saint Jerome, 4. Bastion of Saint Barbara, 5. Bastion of Saint Mark, 6. Eastern Gate, 7. Pisani Bastion, 8. Bastion of Saint Francis, 9. Bastion of Pantokrator, 10. Bastion of Saint Anthony. Venetian Buildings: I. Franciscan Cell; II. House of the Proveditor; III. Church of the Holy Savior; IV. Franciscan Monastery; V. Gunpowder Magazine (Audiovisual Material Projection Space). British Buildings: VI. Prison; VII. Barracks; VIII. Officers' Club; IX. Hospital. Other Buildings: X. Cemetery; XI. Church of Agia Mavra; XII. Museum. Fortificaciones: 1. Puerta Oeste, 2. Bastión de San Teodoro, 3. Bastión de San Jerónimo, 4. Bastión de Santa Bárbara, 5. Bastión de San Marcos, 6. Puerta Este, 7. Bastión Pisani, 8. Bastión de San Francisco, 9. Bastión del Pantocrátor, 10. Bastión de San Antonio. Edificios venecianos: I. Celda Franciscana; II. Casa del Proveedor (House of the Proveditor); III. Templo del Santo Salvador; IV. Monasterio Franciscano; V. Polvorín (espacio para proyecciones de material audiovisual). Edificios británicos: VI. Prisión; VII. Cuarteles; VIII. Club de Oficiales; IX. Hospital. Otros edificios: X. Cementerio; XI. Iglesia de Santa Maura; XII. Museo. Castle of Santa Maura 90

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